Hypothetical panic thread!
So the conversation meta of the week so far has been how we utilize lore or character devices to immerse ourselves. We've had small flares of the old DRG and WHM fights, and we've had people speculate on what DRK's power source will be, and we've all done a good job of explaining what our headcanons are made from.
So what do you do when SE obliterates that headcanon with hard, undeniable in-game proof? I'm talking so very specific that your backstory just got derailed, dumped into a compactor and turned into a teensy two-by-two cube of hopes of dreams.
Examples: SE states point-blank that any non-Padjal Succor-user goes insane and kills themself, and only the WoL is the exception.
SE reveals that all of the Sultansworn except Jenlyns are on Lolorito's payroll, and they were explicit in allowing the events of 2.55 to play out as they did.
SE reveals that anyone touched by the void has their soul consumed and they are just a puppet body being used by demons.
SE reveals that Dark Knight is a faction that's comprised of twelve people, similar to the Sith, and the story quest shows that only WoL is the new 12th man.
What do we do when the grey areas we write in suddenly get a spotlight shown on them and then eradicated? Do we retcon ourselves to avoid the fallout? Do we ignore it and march on in the face of exceptions? What's your worst-case scenario that would force you to respond in big, sweeping changes?
To answer my own question, if the Free Paladin/Sultansworn were revealed to be irredeemable bad guys? I'd maybe fluff it so he wasn't actually a Free Paladin (either by ignoring the title, or just making it a complex lie that he has to reveal to friends and family)? On the other hand, I could roll with it and turn him into a villain. On the other other hand, I could play him as naive and somehow out of touch with the scheme.
So... yes. In a nutshell, what's the worst thing SE could do to render you "noncanon" and how do you respond?
So the conversation meta of the week so far has been how we utilize lore or character devices to immerse ourselves. We've had small flares of the old DRG and WHM fights, and we've had people speculate on what DRK's power source will be, and we've all done a good job of explaining what our headcanons are made from.
So what do you do when SE obliterates that headcanon with hard, undeniable in-game proof? I'm talking so very specific that your backstory just got derailed, dumped into a compactor and turned into a teensy two-by-two cube of hopes of dreams.
Examples: SE states point-blank that any non-Padjal Succor-user goes insane and kills themself, and only the WoL is the exception.
SE reveals that all of the Sultansworn except Jenlyns are on Lolorito's payroll, and they were explicit in allowing the events of 2.55 to play out as they did.
SE reveals that anyone touched by the void has their soul consumed and they are just a puppet body being used by demons.
SE reveals that Dark Knight is a faction that's comprised of twelve people, similar to the Sith, and the story quest shows that only WoL is the new 12th man.
What do we do when the grey areas we write in suddenly get a spotlight shown on them and then eradicated? Do we retcon ourselves to avoid the fallout? Do we ignore it and march on in the face of exceptions? What's your worst-case scenario that would force you to respond in big, sweeping changes?
To answer my own question, if the Free Paladin/Sultansworn were revealed to be irredeemable bad guys? I'd maybe fluff it so he wasn't actually a Free Paladin (either by ignoring the title, or just making it a complex lie that he has to reveal to friends and family)? On the other hand, I could roll with it and turn him into a villain. On the other other hand, I could play him as naive and somehow out of touch with the scheme.
So... yes. In a nutshell, what's the worst thing SE could do to render you "noncanon" and how do you respond?
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